Publications by authors named "K W Davenport"
Background: Transgender women are individuals born male but identify as female. Many transgender women undergo gender-affirming hormone therapy to alleviate the distress that can occur due to gender incongruence. For transgender women, gender-affirming hormone therapy includes 17β-estradiol (E2) combined with an antiandrogen therapy (AA) or surgical intervention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to identify loci (p < 1 × 10) and gene sets (normalized enrichment score (NES) ≥ 3.0) associated with the number of times a heifer is bred to attain a successful pregnancy (TBRD) for Holstein heifers bred by artificial insemination (AI, n = 2754) or that were embryo transfer (ET, n = 1566) recipients. Eight loci were associated (p < 1 × 10) with TBRD in AI bred heifers and four loci were associated with TBRD in ET recipients.
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- Post-9/11 veterans, facing more deployments and trauma, often report personal growth despite their experiences.
- A study involving 5,245 veterans measured posttraumatic growth (PTG), focusing on aspects like relationships, personal strength, and overall life appreciation.
- Results indicated veterans felt most growth in personal appreciation and less in spiritual aspects, with female veterans and those with trauma-related experiences reporting higher PTG, while social support and resilience were linked to lower growth levels.
Reference genomes of cattle and sheep have lacked contiguous assemblies of the sex-determining Y chromosome. Here, we assemble complete and gapless telomere to telomere (T2T) Y chromosomes for these species. We find that the pseudo-autosomal regions are similar in length, but the total chromosome size is substantially different, with the cattle Y more than twice the length of the sheep Y.
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- The tapeworm Dipylidium caninum is a common parasite in dogs, cats, and humans, with diagnosis typically relying on observing segments in feces or using microscopy, both of which may miss infections.
- A study was conducted on 100 cats in Italy and Greece, comparing various sampling methods (feces, Scotch tape test, and rectal swab) to test for D. caninum using PCR, which is a more sensitive detection method.
- Results indicated that while PCR could effectively identify D. caninum in certain samples, it also faced challenges like false negatives and variability in parasite distribution, highlighting its potential as a diagnostic tool under specific conditions.